"badder" meaning in All languages combined

See badder on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbædə(ɹ)/ [UK], [ˈbæɾɚ] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-badder.wav
Rhymes: -ædə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} badder
  1. (nonstandard or obsolete for non-slang definitions) comparative form of bad: more bad. Tags: comparative, form-of, nonstandard, obsolete Form of: bad (extra: more bad)
    Sense id: en-badder-en-adj-Qd4OjdnP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (standard for slang definitions) comparative form of bad: more bad. Tags: comparative, form-of, standard Form of: bad (extra: more bad)
    Sense id: en-badder-en-adj-Qd4OjdnP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bad, baddest

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|comparative adjective}} badder
  1. (rare) more bad, badder, worse Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-badder-enm-adj-dAoyWixt Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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